The Jesuit Province of Greater Poland and Mazovia During the Term of Office of Provincial Father Władysław Janczak SJ in the Documents of the Ministry of Security (1968-1973) Cover Image

Prowincja Wielkopolsko-Mazowiecka jezuitów za kadencji prowincjała o. Władysława Janczaka SI w dokumentacji resortu bezpieczeństwa (1968-1973)
The Jesuit Province of Greater Poland and Mazovia During the Term of Office of Provincial Father Władysław Janczak SJ in the Documents of the Ministry of Security (1968-1973)

Author(s): Mateusz Ihnatowicz
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Recent History (1900 till today), Theology and Religion
Published by: Gdańskie Seminarium Duchowne, Kuria Metropolitalna Gdańska
Keywords: security; Jesuit Order; Roman Catholic Church; Polish People’s Republic; Communism; the recent history of Poland

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the preparations and the course of the visit of the Jesuit general Father Pedro Arrupe SJ to the Polish People’s Republic in the light of documentation by the officers of the communist Ministry of the Interior. The author quotes the opinions expressed by the Polish clergy regarding the presence of Father Pedro Arrupe SJ in Poland and notes the information provided by informers and officers of the Ministry of the Interior. This visit by a Jesuit general was not well received by the Polish Roman Catholic clergy.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 43
  • Page Range: 97-113
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish